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A12473	Essex doue, presenting the vvorld vvith a fevv of her oliue branches: or, A taste of the workes of that reuerend, faithfull, iudicious, learned, and holy minister of the Word, Mr. Iohn Smith, late preacher of the Word at Clauering in Essex Deliuered in three seuerall treatises, viz. 1 His grounds of religion. 2 An exposition on the Lords Prayer. 3 A treatise of repentance.	Smith, John, 1563-1616.; Hart, John, D.D.	1629 (1629)	STC 22798; ESTC S117569	350,088	544

pray to meditate and the like then his state is wofull we haue little hope of amendment Isay 38. 13. 14. Q. How must wee sanctifie the Sabboth A. First in setting our selues apart from our worldly businesses that we may with greater libertie bestow our selues in the seruice of God And therefore it is not lawfull to iourney about our worldly matters vpon the Sabboth day Exod. 16. 29. Secondly it is not lawfull to keepe Fayres or Markets on the Sabboth Nehem. 13. 13. 16. 17. Thirdly it is not lawfull to sowe or reape or to load our cart or to weed in our corne on the Sabboth Exod. 14. 21. Fourthly it is not lawfull to buy or sell bargaines vpon the Sabboth Nehem. 10. 31. Q. Whom doth this Doctrine meet withall A. First it condemneth those that take vp that day for their worldly affaires and many times cast the greatest burthen of their businesse vpon the Sabboth Secondly it condemneth those who though they rest from their labours outwardly yet notwithstanding they haue their heads and their hearts so fraught with worldly matters that indeed they doe not performe the tenth of the Sabboth Amos 8. 5. Qu. Are all workes forbidden on the Sabboth A. Not all but such onely as be lets and hinderances to the Sabboth And therefore we learne Math. 12. That three sorts of workes are lawfull on the Sabboth Qu. What are they A. First workes of necessitie as if our enemies inuade vs it is lawfull to repulse them If our house be on fire it is lawfull to quenchit If a gappe be made into our corne or pasture it is lawfull to mend it Math 12. 3. 4. Secondly workes of holinesse such as lend their helpes to the Sabboth As a man may goe forth on the Sabboth day to preach by the example of Christ Math. 12. 9. or to heare a Sermon by the example of the Noble women in the 2. Kings 4. 23. Thirdly Workes of mercie as a man may dresse his meate and pull his beast out of the pit and minister vnto a sicke body vpon the Sabboth day Math. 12. 11. 12 Q. What is the other thing wherein wee must sanctifie the Sabboth A. In practising the holy Exercises of the Sabboth And therefore they that rest from their labours and yet are not carefull to sanctifie the Sabboth in the holy duties thereof doe not indeed truely keepe a Sabboth to the Lord Exod. 3. 2. 3. Qu. What are the exercises of the Sabboth A. They are of two sorts Some are Publike and Some are Priuate Q. What are the publique Exercises of the Sabboth A. The first is hearing of the word of God with feare and reuerence Nehem. 8. 3. to the 9. Q. What gather we of this A. That they which either loyter at home or when they come either gaze or sleepe or reade when they should heare doe not indeed sanctifie a Sabboth vnto the Lord. Q. What if they haue no Preacher in the towne where they dwell A. Yet they must seeke abroad as the little bird leaueth her warme nest and flies for her food where shee can get it So must they by the famous example of the Noble woman in the 2. Kings 4. And also of the Queene of the South Math. 12. 14. Qu. What is the second Exercise of the Sabboth A. Thankes-giuing to God for his many and geeat blessings bestowed vpon vs all the weeke before together with earnest prayer for the continuance of the same all the next weeke and euer after Acts 16. 13. Qu. What gather wee of this A. That they which thinke it enough to bee at the Sermon and withdraw themselues from the Prayers of the Church doe not Sanctifie the Sabboth in all the duties of it Q. Are none else faultie in this point A. Yes euen they also which runne out before the end of the exercise turning vp the heeles to God and departing before the Lord giue them libertie to depart Ezek. 46. 10. Q. What example haue wee of this A. Mathew 26. 30. Wee reade that the Disciples of Christ went not out till the Psalme was sung onely Iudas was so hotly set vpon his businesse that wee could not tarry the Psalme Iohn 13. 30. 31. Q. What is the third Exercise of the Sabboth A. Receiuing of the Lords Supper at the appointed times and attending to Baptisme if occasion serues that thereby wee may be brought in better remembrance of the vow and promise which we haue made to God and also lend our helpes too in prayer to the little Babe then presented to the Church Act. 20. 7. Q. What are the priuate exercises of the Sabboth A. They are of two sorts 1. Such as prepare vs to the publique duties of the Sabboth 2. Such as must bee performed afterwards Q. What are the Exercises in the holy Preparation of the Sabboth A. Priuate prayer that the Lord will fit and inable vs to the sanctifying of the Sabboth so that we may reuerently attend vnto the ministry of the word and the prayers of the Church and profite thereby and that God will be the mouth of our Minister that he may speake with grace and power to the hearts of the hearers Eccles. 4. 17. Secondly Rising early and making the shorter meales that we may haue the more time to bestow in priuate prayer and bee the more cheerefull in the rest of the exercises that are behinde Psal. 119. 148. Q. What is the equitie of this Dutie A. That if wee cut short our sleepe when our owne bus●nesse is in hand much more should wee doe for the Lords and if we cannot make a good meale when we haue a worldly matter in hand much lesse should we dwell vpon our dishes when the glory and honour of God calls vs from them Q. What learne wee by this A. That their sinne is very great who being content to rise early all the rest of the weeke yet giue themselues to sloth and sluggishnesse exceedingly vpon the Sabboth day bewraying thereby their prophane and worldly minde that they carry more good will to their owne businesse then they doe to the Lords Q. What are the priuate duties of the Sabboth after we haue beene at Church A. A ioyfull thanks-giuing to God for the gratious and good things that we haue heard blessing the Lord in our soules that it hath pleased him to poure out his whole heart vnto vs in the ministry of the Word and to reueale those things in our dayes which many yeares haue beene shut vp and sealed from the world Nehem. 8. 12. Qu. What learne wee by this A. That as Iohn saith Reuel 5. 4. That he wept much when the Booke was sealed and no man was found to open it So men should weepe to see the Booke of God lye clasped in their Churches and no man to open it and expound it to them Qu. What is the second priuate dutie of the Sabboth A. Meditation and beating ouer by our selues that which we haue heard For this

take fire with euery little sparke So ready are wee to be carryed away with euery little temptation wherefore our Sauiour Christ wills his disciples to pray That they enter not into tentation as knowing how feeble and weake they were to resist it Men know not themselues if they doe not know this how ready and proue they be to lay hold on euery tentation so that it is good for euery man to be iealous of himselfe If one had a body all of Gunpowder how carefull would he be not to come neere the fire afraid of euery little sparke euen so knowing our owne procliuity to sinne how ready euery sparke that is euery temptation is to take hold vpon vs we ought to be the more carefull by all meanes to flie away from the occasions of it O how ready are we to brag and vaunt of our strength that all the Diuels in Hell shall not be able to corrupt vs and thus many times associate our selues with Drunkards Swearers and vncleane persons Little do these men know themselues and their owne corruption that they be so apt to take fire and ready to yeeld to temptation And albeit they scape away with life as Iacob did yet many times they goe away halting and carry a wound and scarre with them to their dying day As let a man sticke a Candle to a stone wall though the Candle do not burne through it yet it will leaue a shrewd smutch behind it soyling the wall so as it will not easily be wyped out Thus it is with tentations though they doe not all the mischiefe they would and might doe they will yet be sure to leaue an impression of filth and staines behinde them The second part of this first Branch of the Petition is The Request that seeing we are so prone to yeeld vnto tentation we pray that God would not leaue vs vnto our selues or giue vs ouer to them but that we may bee kept by his power and mercy not onely from sinne but from all the occasions of it which shewes if we would keepe our selues from sinne we must shunne the temptation baits and prouocations thereunto or else not auoyding the occasion we shall neuer auoyd the sinne it selfe considering the procliuity of our nature vnto it Can a man saith Salomon take fire in his bosome and not be burnt goe vpon coales and not singe his feet entertaine many sinnes and not be faulty It is impossible Peter as we know was as bold and in shew as well setled as any man but when he came vnto the high Priests Hall and was thrust in amongst that wicked crew he thought it was good policy to say as they said doe as they did and so most shamefully denyed his Master but on the other side good Joseph as we reade was not onely carefull to auoyde the sinne but the occasion of it when he was inticed by his lewde Mistris he hearkned not vnto her to lie with her he durst not tarry in her cōpany So that herein consists the wisdome of a Christian to auoyd all the occasions and prouocations vnto sinne When the Lord determined to cause the flood of waters to cease from off the face of the earth It is said he stopped the fountaines of the deepe and shut the windowes of heauen So because there be certaine floods of sinne in vs wee must stop the fountaines below and the windowes aboue all occasions and prouocations leading vnto it that we may auoyde the torrent and ouer-flowing thereof Chrysistome sayes well It is an easier matter to auoyde the occasion then when the occasion is offered to auoyde the sinne An easier thing for a bird to flie by a snare then when shee is intanglèd with it to escape out of the danger and auoyd it Thus must the wisedome of the Lord teach vs wisedome to auoyd the occasion as the sinne it selfe But from hence ariseth a great question Quest. How can the Lord be said to lead vs into temptation seeing Saint Iames sayes That God tempteth no man to sinne Ans. I answer It is one thing to lead a man into tentation and another thing to tempt To lead a man into temptation is to permit a man to be tempted to giue way to the Tempter and this God doth in Iustice. For Saint Paul sayes God gaue the Gentiles vp to their owne lusts and by the Apostle it is said He sent vpon others strong delusions yet doth not God tempt a man to sinne but the diuell onely and his owne concupiscence but God in his Iustice first giues way to the temptation as is plaine by that place 2 King 22. 20. Where God is brought in asking this question Who shall intice Ahab to goe down to battell and fall at Ramoth Gilead and so vpon the offer of an euill spirit to performe this office God sayes Goe thou shalt intice him and shalt also preuaile So that though God tempt no man to sin yet no man is tempted but the Lord is the chiefe orderer and guider of the temptation As when a man sets a Dog vpon a Beare It is the Dog that flies vpon the Beare and lugges him and puls him but it is the man that sets the Dogge vpon him and guides and ouer-rules him in all that hee doth So is it in temptations it is the Diuell and our owne flesh which tempts vs to sinne but it is God in his Iustice that directs ouer-rules suffers the temptation to ebbe and flow goe on and off at his owne will and good pleasure of which there be two Vses Use 1 First seeing God can lead vs into tentation that is seeing all power of tentation is in his hand this must make vs fearefull to displease him who can turne the Diuell Men Angels our owne corruptions loose vpon vs and set our selues against our selues Pilate thought to strike feare into Christ with this Knowest thou not that I haue power to crucifie thee and haue power to loose thee O but much more ought this to strike terrour vpon vs that the Lord who is Omnipotent hath power to free vs from tentation and when he pleases also to set all the world against vs vpon vs to torment vs. Use 2 Secondly seeing that all power of temptation is in the hands of God from hence ariseth the comfort of a Christian that the Diuell for all his malice cannot tempt vs one iot further then the Lord wil permit him for his malice is both limited and restrained at the Lords good will and pleasure else how liue we feed we prosper we escape we in dangerous tentations but that our God doth ouer-rule all his malice and power and make a hedge about vs as we see in Iob. Otherwise he hath malice and power enough to ouerturne and destroy vs all suddenly To this purpose Saint Paul sweetly speakes 1 Cor. 10. 13. That God will not suffer vs to bee tempted aboue that we be able c.

means yet our comfort shall then be the lesser for ordinarily hee doth more blesse the publike then the priuate meanes vnto vs wherefore of all times the time of death is the most vnable for Repentance and the worst wherefore now O yee my hearers let my counsell this day bee acceptable in your eyes and eares Remember now your Creator in the dayes of your youth health and strength the sooner it is done the better easier and more comfortable will your life and death bee doe therefore in this as Abraham did when hee sacrificed Isaac he rose vp early in the morning so wee should rise vp early in the morning of our age and youth ●o offer vp our selues our soules and bodies vnto God as a liuing sacrifice our Isaac must at one time or other bee sacrificed therefore let vs repent and bewaile our sinnes betimes for it is a speciall point of prudence to doe that betimes which must needs be done Thus of the Generall Now for the Particular Time of Repentance there bee sixe things Considerable The first is When a man hath committed any new sinne then is a speciall time for him to renew his Repentance as hee hath renewed his sinne So Dauid did 2. Sam. 24. 10. where it is recorded that Dauids heart smote him after that hee had numbred the People Thus by and by hee renewed his Repentance after that hee had confessed and seene his sinne So Peter Math. 26. 73. It is written of him that after he had remembred the words of Christ Hee went out and wept bitterly Thus euery new act of sinne must haue a new act of Repentance as I haue said If a man haue an arme or a legge out of ioynt he can neuer be quiet vntill it bee set and put in order againe so should it bee in our committing of sinne for because euery sinne setteth the soule out of ioynt wee should neuer be quiet vntill Repentance haue put all in frame againe Wee see by experience that if a candle be blowne out if a man by and by runne to the fi●e with it the sooner he comes the easier it will be lighted againe and the sooner and the longer hee ●arries the longer it will bee ere it take fire euen so when a man falls into any sinne the sooner hee repents of it the more easie and better it will be for him and the longer hee deferres his Repentance the harder it will befor him to bring his heart to the duty Therefore it will be best for vs to take the best courses which may bring vs vnto saluation no sooner to haue sinned but presently thereupon also to renew our Repentance As the wise mans counsell is My sonne if thou hast sinned deferre not thy Repentance Secondly it is a speciall time of Repentance When any iudgement of God either publike or priuate falls vpon vs as the Prophet shewes Isa. 26. 16. Lord in trouble haue they visited thee they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was vpon them So Lament 3. 40. saith the Church Let vs search and try our wayes and turne vnto the Lord. When God sends sicknesse blindnesse or lamenesse losse in our goods friends reputation preferment or such like then is a speciall tune to repent vs of our sinnes For it is a sure thing that the iudgements of God come by reason of our sinnes and so questionlesse God will renew his iudgements if wee renew our sinnes which cannot be remooued but by Repentance If a mans house be on fire he will carry out his Flaxe and Towe Wood and Straw with euery thing else which is fit and likely to augment the fire and then doth hee cry for helpe and poure on water to quench it euen so because our sinnes doe nourish the fire of Gods wrath and will consume our soules if wee doe not carry them out of sight by repentance therefore we should set about this worke and take away all that matter which may increase the fire of Gods vengeance vpon vs which is to put away our sinnes by repentance as wee see Deut. 9. 20. Moses did for thus he records it And the Lord was very angry with Aaron to haue destroyed him and I prayed for Aaron the same time Here you see how a iudgement was remooued by Aarons repentance and Moyses prayer Wee see if the Kings Writs be out against a man to attach him Bayliffs and Sherifes lying in wait for him in euery corner to arrest him such a man will presently labour to compasse the matter and bring it to agreement for feare of imprisonment So when the Writs of God are out against vs and his Iudgements like Sergeants and Baylifes dogge vs in euery corner what should we doe in this case but labour to compasse the matter betimes to bee wiser for our soules and immortalitie then they are for a little temporall punishment in this life and to make a good vse of Gods iudgements vpon others the omission whereof made the Spirit of God complaine thus Reuel 9. 20. And the remnant of the people which were not killed by these plagues repented not of the workes of their hands where the Lord complaineth of them that they had no regard to his iudgements So Amos 4. 6. And I also haue giuen you cleannesse of teeth in all your cities and want of bread in all your places yet haue yee not returned vnto mee saith the Lord. The like we haue Ier. 5. 3. Thou hast striken them but they haue not grieued thou hast consumed them but they haue refused to receiue correction c. So that by these places you see it is a speciall time for vs to call vpon God when his hand is vpon vs and wee see apparantly that our sinnes doe pull his iudgements neerer and neerer vs. Thirdly When God affoords vs any speciall meanes then hee lookes for speciall actions and affections in turning towards him as at the comming of Iohn Baptist Math. 3. 10. And now also the axe is layed vnto the roote of the tree before the axe of God was layed to the boughes and branches but now to the very roote at which time there is no remedie but that Euery tree which bringeth not forth good fruit must be hewen down and cast into the fire So it is said Act. 17. 30. And the times of this ignorance God winked at but now hee commandeth all men euery where to repent So that when God sends speciall meanes this is a speciall time of Repentance Ships that haue lyen long in the harbour yet as soone as the winde blowes by and by they set forward to their intended iourney as it is said Act. 27. 13. And when the south-winde blew softly supposing that they had obtained their purpose they loosed thence Euen so should we doe when we haue lyen long in the harbour of sinne done little good in Religion or to the Church